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HISTORY

1996

PAPER

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Ingenious color maps, site plans, photographs and accompanying essays trace Egyptian civilization from the founding of Memphis through the sacking of Thebes and the invasion by Alexander the Great in 332 BC. (EGY54, $21.00)

by
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HISTORY

2000

PAPER

431 PAGES

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ARCHAEOLOGY

2007

PAPER

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LITERATURE

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PAPER

504 PAGES

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